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    Northern High School

    Location Address:
    9026 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48202 Phone Number: 3138731250
    Mailing Address:
    9026 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202
    Basic School Information
    Operating Agency Name Detroit City School District State Agency ID 82010
    School Type Regular School State School ID 02757
    Operational Status School is operational FIPS County Number 26163
    County Wayne Locale Large City (population greater than or equal to 250,000)
    Location Relative to Town Limits
    School Classroom Information
    Classroom Teachers Title I Eligible School?
    School Level High School School-wide Title I
    School Lowest Grade Offered 09 Magnet School?
    School Highest Grade Offered 12 Charter School Not a Charter School
    Free Lunch Eligible Students 824 Reduced-price Lunch Eligible Students 21
    Total Free and Reduced Lunch Students 845 Migrant Students
    Total Students 1374 Student Teacher Ratio 36.2
    Northern High School Students by Grade
    Prekindergarten Students 17 7th Grade Students 0
    Kindergarten Students 0 8th Grade Students 0
    1st Grade Students 0 9th Grade Students 629
    2nd Grade Students 0 10th Grade Students 311
    3rd Grade Students 0 11th Grade Students 174
    4th Grade Students 0 12th Grade Students 243
    5th Grade Students 0 Ungraded Students 0
    6th Grade Students 0 Total Students 1374
    Northern High School Students by Race
    Male Female Total
    American Indiana/Alaskan 2 2 4
    Asian/Pacific Islander 43 19 62
    Hispanic 2 1 3
    Black (Non-Hispanic) 681 586 1267
    White (Non-Hispanic) 22 16 38